British Airways retro 747 at Sky Harbor
April 19, 2019

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British Airways Boeing 747-436 G-BNLY visited Phoenix Sky Harbor on April 19, 2019. To celebrate the 100th anniversary of British Airways, it is painted in retro "Landor" livery dating to the period 1984 to 1997.

British Airways Boeing 747-436 G-BNLY Landor first flew on January 25, 1993. Its construction number is 27090. It was delivered to British Airways on February 10, 1993.

British Airways Boeing 747-436 G-BNLY Landor.

Honeywell Convair 580 N580HW has been retired. It made its last flight for Honeywell on March 27. It will be exported to an air museum in British Columbia. Yet another classic American airliner is being exported to a foreign country. In my opinion, it should go to the Pima Air Museum.

It was built in 1952. It was the secnd Convair 340 built. Its constructin nnumber is 2. It was delivered to United Airlines as N73102 on September 2, 1952. Frontier Airlines acquired it on August 9, 1966 and converted it to a Convair 580 on December 11, 1966. Gem State Airlines acquired it on May 16, 1979 and registered it as N116GS in September 1979. Gem State was renamed Golden Gate Airlines on January 16, 1980. Aspen Airways acquired it in Feruary 1984 and registered it as N113AP in August 1984. Renown Aviation Incorporated acquired it on March 25, 1991. Terry Cedar acquired it on December 4, 1991. Allied Signal acquired it on January 28, 1992 and registered it as N580AS in November 1992. Honeywell International Incorporated acquired it on Februar 28, 2000 and registered it as N580HW on December 7, 2010. It is powered by a pair of Allison 501-D13D turbo-prop engines.

British Airways Boeing 747-436 G-BNLY Landor.

British Airways Boeing 747-436 G-BNLY Landor.



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Heritage Airline Liveries

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American, Alaska, Condor, British Airways, and United Airilnes have painted a number of airliners in heritage liveries. This calendar features a dozen photos of airliners painted in special themes. All new pictures for 2020. Airliners pictured include:

American Boeing 737-823 N917NN Aircal heritage, Phoenix Sky Harbor, October 14, 2017,
American Boeing 737-823 N916NN Reno Air heritage, Phoenix Sky Harbor, October 16, 2017,
United Airbus A320-232 N475UA Friend Ship, Phoenix Sky Harbor, November 11, 2017,
United Boeing 737-924 N75435 Continental heritage, Phoenix Sky Harbor, December 27, 2017,
Southwest Boeing 737-7H4 N711HK The Herbert D Kelcher, Phoenix Sky Harbor, January 12, 2018,
American Boeing 737-823 N905NN Astrojet, Phoenix Sky Harbor, February 6, 2018,
American Airbus A319-112 N742PS PSA heritage, Phoenix Sky Harbor, February 9, 2018,
American Airbus A319-132 N838AW America West, Phoenix Sky Harbor, February 9, 2018,
American Boeing 737-823 N915NN TWA heritage, Phoenix Sky Harbor, May 25, 2018,
American Airbus A319-0112 N744P Piedmont Pacemaker heritage, Phoenix Sky Harbor, July 31, 2018,
American Airbus A319-112 N745VJ Allegheny Airlines Vistajet, Phoenix Sky Harbor, July 31, 2018,
Condor Boeing 767-31BER D-ABUM, Condor heritagePhoenix Sky Harbor, August 9, 2018.

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Coulson Flying Tankers Martin JRM C-FLYL Hawaii Mars, Lake Elsinore, California, October 27, 2007,
NASA Boeing 747-123 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft N905NA/Endeavour, Edwards Air Force Base, December 10, 2008,
Lockheed C-5B Galaxy 87-0032, Nellis Air Force Base, April 25, 1997,
Volga-Dnepr Antonov An-124 RA-82068, Phoenix, Sky Harbor, June 15, 2016,
Saudi Arabian Boeing 777-368ER HZ-AK17, Los Angeles International Airport, January 19, 2015,
Delta Boeing 747-451 N668US, Phoenix Sky Harbor, January 8, 2016,
Antonov An-225 Mriya UR82060, Zhukovsky, Russia, September 3, 1993,
American Airbus A330-323 N273AY, Phoenix Sky Harbor, December 20, 2017,
Virgin Atalntic Airbus A340-642 G-VWKD, Los Angeles International Airport, January 19, 2015,
Asiana Airbus A380-800 HL7625, Los Angeles International Airport, May 3, 2016,
Lufthansa Boeing 747-830 D-ABYK, Los Angeles International Airport, January 19, 2015,
All Nippon Airlines Boeing 787-9 JA837A, Phoenix Sky Harbor, January 28, 2018,

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